LITTON BUS. SYS. v. MORRIS PLAINS BOR., 9 N.J. Tax 651 (1988)


LITTON BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT AND CROSS-APPELLANT, v. BOROUGH OF MORRIS PLAINS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT.

Tax Court of New Jersey.Argued January 20, 1988.
Decided February 16, 1988.

Appeal from the Tax Court of New Jersey.

Edward D. McKirdy argued the cause for appellant-cross-respondent (McKirdy Riskin, attorneys Edward D. McKirdy on the brief).

Edward G. Rosenblum argued the cause for respondent-cross-appellant (Rosenblum Rosenblum, attorneys Edward G. Rosenblum, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER, BILDER and MUIR.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MUIR, JR., J.A.D.

This is an appeal by the taxing district and a cross-appeal by the taxpayer from a judgment of the Tax Court based on an opinion reported at 8 N.J. Tax 520 (Tax Ct. 1986). The taxing district appeals that portion of the judgment which reduced the 1983 added assessment. The taxpayer cross-appeals from that portion of the judgment which set the 1984 assessment.

We affirm for essentially those reasons set forth in Judge Lasser’s reported opinion. We conclude Judge Lasser properly applied appropriate principles of law and that his findings and conclusions are supported by substantial credible evidence Close v. Kordulak Bros., 44 N.J. 589, 599, 210 A.2d 753
(1965). Moreover, we find to be clearly without merit taxpayer’s contention

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that Judge Lasser’s decision violates the New Jersey Constitution requirement that all property be assessed according to the same standard of value. Art. VIII, § 1, ¶ 1(a).

Affirmed.